Case Study
Case Study (Local)
Mohakhali Inter-district Bus
Terminal.
Location: Mohakhali, Dhaka.
Client: Dhaka North City Corporation.
Site Area: 36,400 sqm (9 Acres)
Bus Capacity: 300
Handling approximately 1000 buses that travel to 46 districts.
Case Study (Local)
Road Network
Expresswa
y
Primary Road
Secondary Road
Tertiary Road
Dhaka Elevated Expressway
Mohakhali Ramp
Shahid Tajuddin Ahmed Avenue
Dhaka Elevated Expressway
Mohakhali Bus Terminal
Bir Uttam Mir Shawkat Sarak
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Bus
Circulation
Arrival
Arrival to Overnight/Temporary
Parking
Overnight/Temporary Parking
to Passenger Pickup
Departure
Mosque
Terminal Building
Bus Owner Committee Office
Public Toilet & Post Office
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Zoning
Mosque
Overnight Parking
Bus Owner Committee Office
Passenger Waiting
Drop off for other
Vehicles
Ticket Counters
Public Toilet & Post Office
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Terminal Building
Plan
Ticket Counter
First Aid &
Telephone
Toilet (Gents)
Toilet (Ladies)
Waiting Area (Double
Height)
Ground Floor Plan
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Functional Flow
Diagram Bus Driveway
Concourse
First Aid & Exit Toilet
Telephone (Gents)
Toilet (Ladies)
Bus Driveway Ticket Waiting Area (Double Ticket Bus Driveway
Counter Height) Counter
Vertical
Circulation
Entry
Street/Drop
off
Ground
Floor
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Terminal Building
Pictures
Ground Floor Plan
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Terminal Building
Plan
Fast Food
Security
Office
Prayer
Room
Canteen
Shops
Toilet (Gents)
Toilet (Ladies)
Double Height
First Floor Plan
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Functional Flow
Diagram
Office Toilet
(Gents)
Fast Food Toilet (Ladies)
Securit Canteen
y Corridor
Prayer
Room
Shop
s Vertical
Circulation
First Floor
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Terminal Building
Pictures
First Floor Plan
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Terminal Pictures
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Terminal Pictures
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Findings
Positiv
e
• The Circulation pattern of Mohakhali Bus terminal is planned.
• Separate Arrival and Departure Bay for the buses.
• There is separate drop for the passengers vehicle, coming via car,
rickshaw.
• The long distance buses have facilities for overnight parking.
• There are separate entry & exit points for the terminal buses.
Negativ
e
• The waiting lounge & public toilet is not maintained properly.
• No significant pedestrian entry.
• The Passenger Drop Off is unusable due to bus parking there.
• Can accommodate is 300 Buses, yet it is not sufficient enough and remains
congested.
• Entry & exit are planned but not maintained properly.
Case Study (Local)
Gabtoli Inter-district Bus
Terminal.
Location: Gabtoli, Dhaka.
Client: Dhaka North City Corporation
Site Area: 89000 sqm (22 Acres)
Bus Capacity: 800 – 900
Handling approximately 1,500-1,600 buses
that travel to 46 districts.
Case Study (Local)
Road Network
Primary Road
Secondary Road
Tertiary Road
Bypass Road to Mirpur
Mirpur Road
Dhaka Aricha Highway
Gabtoli Bus Terminal
Shadarghat - Gabtoli Road
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Circulation
Arrival of Inter District
Buses (Long distance)
Arrival to Overnight/
Temporary Parking
Overnight/Temporary
Parking to Passenger
Pickup
Departure of Inter
District Buses (Long
distance)
Drop off for other
Vehicles
Arrival of Inter District
Buses (Short distance)
Departure of Inter
District Buses (Short
distance)
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Zoning
Drop off for other
Vehicles
Terminal Building &
Passenger Waiting, Shops
Mosque
Police Fari
Public Toilet
Ticket Counters
Overnight Parking
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Functional Flow
Diagram
Bus Parking Owners union
office
Staff union
Prayer Space office
Meeting Room
Bus Driveway
Concourse for Bus General Office
Tea Shop
Staff Room Stor
Retail Shops e
Bus Toilet Bus
Driveway (Gents) Driveway
Ticket Lobby & Waiting Area
Counter
Toilet (Ladies)
Entry
Street/Drop
off
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Terminal
Pictures
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Terminal
Pictures
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Findings
Positiv
e
• North-South oriented site.
• Large opening of the site is adjacent to the road.
• Separate arrival and departure bay for the buses.
• Separate drop off area for passengers using cars, local vehicles.
• Over night parking for long haul buses.
• Connected to a major highway.
• Filling stations is near the terminal.
Negativ
e
• The Local Inter City buses causes congestion of traffic in the entry of the terminal.
• Lack of green space & recreation space.
• Sometimes, facility for parking is not sufficient.
• The waiting lounge is very small.
• Current circulation pattern causes congestion.
• Sometimes the service road gets congested.
Case Study
(International)
Zvonarka Central Bus
Terminal
Location: Czech-Republic.
Lead Architect: CHYBIK + KRISTOF
Site Area: 26,709 sqm (6.6 Acres)
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(International)
Road Network
Primary Road
Secondary Road
Tertiary Road
Railway Track
Zvonarka Street
Zvonarka Central Bus
Terminal
Plotni Street
Trnita Street
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(International)
Circulation
Arrival
Departure
Drop off for other Vehicles
Zoning
Pick up & Drop off Area
Terminal Building
Retail & Other
shops
Restaurant & Public Space
Vehicular Parking
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(International)
Functional Flow
Diagram
Bus Parking
Restauran ATM Booth
t
Coffee Shop Bus Driveway Pharmacy
Retail Shops
Concourse for Bus
Bus Bus
Driveway Driveway
Ticket
Counter Lobby & Waiting Area Toilet
Entry
Street/Drop Vehicular Parking
off
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(International)
Terminal
Picture
Terminal Roof Parking
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(International)
Terminal 3D
View
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(International)
Findings
Positiv
e
• Compact & well planned circulation pattern.
• Separate bus parking area.
• Passenger drop off & parking area.
• Recreational space.
Negativ
e
• Passenger waiting space is not adequate enough.
• The roof bus ramp circulation and the vehicular parking circulation conflicts with each
other.
Case Study
(International)
Osijek Central Bus Station
Location: Osijek, Croatia.
Lead Architect: Rechner.
Site Area: 21,199 sqm (5..24 Acres)
Project Completion Year: 2011
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(International)
Road Network
Primary Road
Secondary Road
Tertiary Road
Railway Track
UI. Grgura Ćevapovića
Vinkovacka cesta / Vinkovac road
UI. Bartola Kašića
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(International)
Bus
Circulation
Arrival
Departure
Arrival to Overnight/
Temporary Parking
Overnight/Temporary
Parking to Passenger Pickup
Other Vehicular Circulation
Zoning
Departure
Arrival
Basement Ramp
Terminal Building
Bus Parking
Basement Parking
Entry
Vehicular Drop off & Pick up
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(International)
Zoning Terminal Entry Vertical Circulation Ticket Toilet
Counter
Lobby Space Passenger Waiting Admin office Area Restaurant & Cafe
Area
Ground Floor Plan
First Floor Plan
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(International)
Functional Flow
Diagram
Bus Parking
Bus Driveway
Restauran
t
Concourse for Bus
Bus Bus Corridor Toilet
Waiting Area Admin Office Area Coffee Shop
Driveway Driveway
Ticket Lobby Vertical Vertical
Counter Circulation Circulation
Toilet
Entry
Street/Drop
off
Vehicular Parking
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(International)
Terminal
Picture
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Findings
• The circulation is well planned in the ground level.
• The terminal building is East-West elongated.
• Pleasant waiting area for passengers.
• Separate Arrival and Departure Bay for the buses.
• Separate drop off area for passengers using cars, local vehicles.
• Basement parking facilities.
• There is local bus stoppage near by.
• The bus circulation and the vehicular parking circulation conflicts with each other.
Case Study
(International)
Hohhot East Coach Hub
Terminal
Location: Hohhot, China.
Lead Architect: Wensheng Teng
Site Area: 46,471 sqm (11.48 Acres)
Project Completion Year: 2016
Case Study
(International)
Road Network
Primary Road
Hohhot East Coach Hub
Terminal
Railway Track
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(International)
Circulation
Arrival
Departure
Entry & Drop off
for other
Vehicles of
Circulation
Buses in Parking
Zoning
Basement Ramp for l
Buses
Basement Ramp
for other Vehicles
Terminal Building
Bus Parking
Vehicular Parking
Entry & Drop off
Site
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(International)
Zoning Circulatio
Pick up & Drop off Area
n Arrival
Lobby Space Departure
Ticket
Counter
VIP Waiting Room
Passenger Waiting
Area
Admin office Area
Service Facilities for
Bus
Toilet
Service Facilities for
Passenger
Vertical Circulation
Ground Floor
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(International)
Functional Flow
Diagram
Bus Parking Admin Office Area
Staff Room
Bus Driveway Bus Repairing
Bus Cleaning
Concourse for Bus
Filling Station
Ticket
Counter VIP Waiting Passenger Lounge
Bus Restauran Bus
Driveway t Driveway
Coffee Shop Lobby Toilet
ATM Booth Vertical
Circulation
Entry
Retail Shops
Street/Drop Vehicular Parking
off
Case Study
(International)
Zoning
Passenger Waiting
Area
Ticket Counter
Vertical Circulation
Toilet
First Floor Plan
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(International)
Functional Flow
Diagram
Bus Driveway
Concourse for Bus
Vertical
Circulation
VIP Waiting Passenger Lounge
Ticket Lobby Toilet
Counter
Vertical
Circulation
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(International)
Zoning Circulatio
n
Drop off for Vehicles Bus Circulation
Car Parking & Drop Other Vehicle Circulation
off
Vertical Circulation
Basement Plan
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(International)
Elevated Waiting level
Platform Level
Vertical Traffic
Under Ground Parking
Inbound Flow Line
Outbound Flow
Line
Sections
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(International)
Terminal
Picture
First Floor Plan
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(International)
Terminal
Picture
Site Plan
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Findings
Positiv
e
• The circulation is planned in a multi-level platform.
• Pleasant waiting area for passengers.
• Parking facilities with a loop.
• Large span is provided using steel structure.
• Separate drop off area for passengers using cars, local vehicles.
• Underground parking facilities.
Negativ
e
• The pedestrian circulation is well solved but too
long.
• There is a lack of public recreation space spaces.
Functional Flow
Diagram
Platform
Overpass Concourse for Train
Platform
Passenger Lounge VIP Waiting
Ticket
Counter Amenities
Information Booth Lobby Toilet
Administration Vertical Retail Shops
Circulation
Entry
Street/Drop Vehicular Parking
off
